{"id":50329,"date":"2019-12-04T13:15:38","date_gmt":"2019-12-04T21:15:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/world.edu\/?p=50329"},"modified":"2019-12-04T13:15:38","modified_gmt":"2019-12-04T21:15:38","slug":"bullying-wont-be-curbed-until-we-figure-out-what-fuels-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/world.edu\/bullying-wont-be-curbed-until-we-figure-out-what-fuels-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Bullying won\u2019t be curbed until we figure out what fuels it"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-50330\" src=\"https:\/\/world.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/bullying.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"680\" height=\"425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/world.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/bullying.jpg 680w, https:\/\/world.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/bullying-250x156.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><br \/>\nIn October 2019, a 14-year-old and an 18-year-old were charged with first-degree murder in the fatal stabbing of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/hamilton\/bracci-selvey-stabbing-court-accused-1.5328849\">Devan Bracci-Selvey<\/a>, who died in his mother\u2019s arms outside his southern Ontario high school. In response, provincial Education Minister Stephen Lecce\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/news.ontario.ca\/edu\/en\/2019\/11\/ontario-takes-new-actions-to-combat-bullying-in-schools.html\">announced \u201cnew actions\u201d<\/a>\u00a0to tackle bullying, notably without any new funding.<\/p>\n<p>These strategies include consulting with students, parents, teachers and others to advise the ministry on bullying prevention, overseen by Christina Mitas, an member of provincial parliament and former schoolteacher. The province says it will also survey students about their experiences with bullying, train educators on \u201cde-escalation techniques\u201d and assess incident reporting procedures.<\/p>\n<p>The school where Lecce made the announcement became a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/torontosun.com\/news\/provincial\/ontario-introduces-measures-to-target-bullying-in-schools\">site of protest<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It was the second day of action by teachers against Premier Doug Ford\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.chatelaine.com\/news\/doug-ford-education-changes-ontario-cuts\/\">budget cuts to education<\/a>\u00a0that will result in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/toronto\/ontario-class-size-change-could-lead-to-layoffs-1.5060829\">larger class sizes and fewer teachers<\/a>. When teachers might have time to undergo training to de-escalate bullying incidents is an open question.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Political platitudes<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Lecce\u2019s strategies seem appropriate and effective. The minister offered words that sounded responsive and reassuring, saying: \u201cWe are taking action to root out bullying.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mitas described making schools \u201csafe and inclusive places\u201d an \u201cobligation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I have been examining policies and responses to bullying since I began my doctoral studies in 2001. At that time, and still, hopeful phrases such as \u201croot out bullying\u201d and providing \u201csafe and inclusive spaces\u201d were predictable buzzwords that highlighted the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.managementstudyguide.com\/how-perception-management-and-optics-are-new-normal-in-life-and-business.htm\">need to manage political optics<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, it is not plausible to \u201croot out bullying.\u201d\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1155\/2013\/735397\">According to a study<\/a>\u00a0of 7,000 students across 195 schools, students who attended schools with anti-bullying programs actually experienced higher rates of bullying than those in schools without.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s common knowledge that bullying is about power, mostly exercised through physical size and other differences. Perhaps those who bully understand the benefits of the power they wield, explaining why they would resist giving them up. Bullying persists for good reason.<\/p>\n<p>A\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.psychologytoday.com\/ca\/blog\/brick-brick\/201405\/knowing-why-bullies-bully-is-key-stopping-the-trend\">social status rewards<\/a>\u00a0perspective \u2014 meaning there might be significant social and personal benefits to bullying \u2014 might also help to explain why bullying behaviours are so tenacious in schools and elsewhere.<\/p>\n<p>Research in neuroscience should also be considered.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/io9.gizmodo.com\/brain-scans-reveal-that-teen-bullies-get-pleasure-from-5079234\">Brain scan analyses<\/a>\u00a0indicate that the pleasure centres in the brains of those who bully are stimulated through the exercise of power.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ednewsdaily.com\/the-science-of-bullying\/\">Other evidence suggests<\/a>\u00a0that the areas of the brain that control self-regulation are inhibited.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>A toxic mix of motivations<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>The result, then, is a toxic mix of pleasure, impulsivity and cunning. Bullying behaviours seem stoked by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1348\/026151099165384\">Machiavellian motivations<\/a>. As\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/thoughtcatalog.com\/lev-novak\/2014\/03\/bullying-is-cool-thats-the-point\/\">blogger Lev Novak<\/a>\u00a0writes:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThat\u2019s the whole point of bullying; to show that you are cooler than someone, to assert some form of dominance. \u2026 let me tell you; bullying is fun. You are cool and the other kid is not. What a rush, what validation!\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Children and youth can plainly see that adults who bully others largely get away with it and are\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2018\/05\/11\/opinion\/why-reward-bullies.html\">rewarded for it<\/a>.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kidsinthehouse.com\/blogs\/jenmfrasershawca\/rewarding-adults-who-bully\">Sports coaches<\/a>\u00a0like\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nhl\/2019\/11\/29\/bill-peters-fired-calgary-flames-coach-akim-aliu-racial-slur\/4309546002\/\">the disgraced Bill Peters<\/a>\u00a0of the Calgary Flames are a case in point, even if they are fired or their contracts are not renewed.<\/p>\n<p>Business and political leaders are also rewarded and admired for behaving like bullies through tyranny, force and humiliation. In\u00a0<em>The Allure of Toxic Leaders<\/em>, organizational behaviour expert\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=dX2s3uXNnCk\">Jean Lipman-Blumen<\/a>\u00a0argues that such leaders attract others through their charisma and narcissism. According to her, media glorify such leaders and are \u201ccharmed\u201d by them.<\/p>\n<p>A related factor is that people who bully are validated\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2a_3wWTvWF0\">by bystanders<\/a>, also known as an audience. The ongoing emphasis to encourage\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stopbullying.gov\/research-resources\/bystanders-are-essential\/index.html\">bystanders to intervene<\/a>\u00a0overlooks the fact that\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.verywellfamily.com\/recognizing-connection-narcissism-bullying-460525\">narcissism depends on an audience<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>New perspectives<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>There is no \u201choly grail\u201d to eliminate bullying. The supposed \u201cnew actions\u201d are nothing new. However, there may be one hopeful note in Lecce\u2019s announcement.<\/p>\n<p>A fifth strategy will be a review the \u201cdefinition of bullying in ministry policies to ensure it reflects the realities of today.\u201d The\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.edu.gov.on.ca\/extra\/eng\/ppm\/144.pdf\">definition that the Ministry of Education offers<\/a>\u00a0is one in which power imbalances can be channelled through the marginalization of various forms of perceived or real social differences, including religion, race, sexual orientation and gender identity.<\/p>\n<p>As I have\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.semanticscholar.org\/paper\/Bullying-and-the-philosophy-of-shooting-freaks-Walton\/369d4a2ebdd007a76b22c47ed1517b4751d8ef13\">long argued<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.psychologytoday.com\/ca\/blog\/cutting-edge-leadership\/201301\/are-you-easy-target-bullies\">social differences are implicated<\/a>\u00a0in power and dominance.<\/p>\n<p>However, the \u201crealities of today\u201d should not be limited to social differences or to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenational.ae\/lifestyle\/family\/what-you-need-to-know-about-cyberbullying-1.717929\">cyberbullying as a scourge<\/a>\u00a0in the Wild West of the internet. A truly new approach would also investigate the factors that make bullying attractive, rewarding and legitimized in the first place, both in schools and beyond.<\/p>\n<p>Such an approach would turn over new and largely overlooked stones instead of the same hackneyed, simplistic and politically expedient ones that have been around for decades.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the last thing that teachers, parents, and students need is to be subjected to yet more consultations and surveys.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Author Bio:<\/strong> Gerald Walton is Professor in Education of Gender, Sexuality and Identity at Lakehead University<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In October 2019, a 14-year-old and an 18-year-old were charged with first-degree murder in the fatal stabbing of\u00a0Devan Bracci-Selvey, who died in his mother\u2019s arms outside his southern Ontario high school. In response, provincial Education Minister Stephen Lecce\u00a0announced \u201cnew actions\u201d\u00a0to tackle bullying, notably without any new funding. These strategies include consulting with students, parents, teachers [&hellip;]\n&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/world.edu\/bullying-wont-be-curbed-until-we-figure-out-what-fuels-it\/\" class=\"more\">learn more&rarr;<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":50330,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[85],"tags":[9029],"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-50329","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-social-change","tag-bullying"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Bullying won\u2019t be curbed until we figure out what fuels it - World leading higher education information and services<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/world.edu\/bullying-wont-be-curbed-until-we-figure-out-what-fuels-it\/\" class=\"yoast-seo-meta-tag\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" class=\"yoast-seo-meta-tag\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" class=\"yoast-seo-meta-tag\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Bullying won\u2019t be curbed until we figure out what fuels it - World leading higher education information and services\" class=\"yoast-seo-meta-tag\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"In October 2019, a 14-year-old and an 18-year-old were charged with first-degree murder in the fatal stabbing of\u00a0Devan Bracci-Selvey, who died in his mother\u2019s arms outside his southern Ontario high school. 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